Marathon Training

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In 2014 New York City was my first marathon and I thought it would be my last, that is until I crossed the finish line. In 2015 I thought I would run ...

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I have a few locations I frequent for running and it all depends on the length plus the company. Many of my running routes are completely dependent on the circumstances of the day. I choose which route will work the best based on the need of the day.
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The number one reason why one should cross-train is to prevent injury. You must do more than run. Take it from someone who knows injury well, so well in fact I was thinking of changing the name of this blog to Injured Runner.
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Another two weeks of training gone. Only 25 days to go. I would love to say that this has been a smooth training cycle, but it hasn’t. I have had my ups and downs, this past week being a down. I pretty much have not run since my 22 miler due to left foot pain and an irritated right ITB.
Monday 9/26/16: Rest.
Tuesday 9/27/16: Easy Run, 4 miles, 57:39, 14:23 avg. pace. This was a pretty sucky run. Arleen’s calves hurt and we just ...

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I have trained for four marathons and am actually training for my fifth as we speak. I only made it to one and in a few weeks I will be running my second. Two of the five I dropped out due to running injuries and one of them I dropped out due to a shoulder injury. I would say the bulk of ...

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Training for marathon is time consuming to say the least. Finding time to train is difficult especially when you work, have a family, write a blog, etc. What makes me find time is the actual goal of finishing the marathon. Twenty-six point two miles is no joke and not a race you can just ...

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The last two weeks have not been the best in the training department. My legs have not been cooperating during the week and every run except from today’s 18 miler felt pretty lousy. I try not to let it defeat me, but it is hard to let the bad runs go because I mostly think if I can’t run 4 miles, how will I run 26.2? Today’s 18 miler changed that mentality. I went into today’s run knowing that if ...

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I would love to tell that my eating habits have drastically changed for the better during my TCS New York City Marathon training. In all honesty my eating habits have probably gotten worse during the training because I am always starving, especially after my ...

Week 9 of training was pretty uneventful due to me having hip pain after my long run week 8. We also had some stormy weather due to Hermine which actually forced me to rest anyway. I am happy to report that week 10 was pretty great!!!! I ran without pain and completed a 16 miler too. I think there is something about 16 miles that makes me actually believe I will run a marathon in November.
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I ran my first marathon, NYC, in 2014. When I started running way back in 1997 I knew I wanted to run a marathon and as someone who grew up on Long Island I knew that marathon would be NYC.
I originally got into NYC in 2012. A month before the race I was diagnosed with a stress fracture. Although I was completely devastated by this turn of events it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as 2012 was the year of Sandy.
In January 2013 while sick with pneumonia I ...

This past week was a pretty good week for my runs at least. I felt great for most of my runs and only missed one because of my lower back, but considering I got in four quality runs I am okay with missing just one. Today’s long run sucked, but I got it got done and I didn’t die. I am so happy to have an array of running friends that can join me on almost all my runs because it just is more fun that way. I have not done yoga or strength training mostly due to my ...

Last week didn’t start out the best. I felt like I was fighting off a cold the whole first half of the week. My throat was sore and I was achy. Thankfully it never developed into a full blown illness. By the end of the week I felt awesome and my 14 miler was a piece of cake!!! Despite some setbacks and bad runs, the 14 miler made me feel confident in my training and that I will actually finish the NYC Marathon this year!!
Monday 8/15/16: Rest Day. ...

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Hi! I’m Toni

My name is Toni and I am a mother, wife, runner, blogger and RN originally from Long Island. I now reside in Tampa Bay. I blog about running, health, fitness and my life.

This year I am taking my training to a new level as I train to run a 1:45 half marathon in 2018 in Naples. Follow me as I run, love and live my life to the fullest! Run Often, Love Completely, Live Fully